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A stunning, two-tiered waterfall made famous by poets, artists and the legend of a ghost dog.

This South London cemetery holds the remains of more than 15,000 people.

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.

This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

This churchyard arbor is surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

400-year-old garden, restored to beauty.

This ruined 15th-century hermitage is steeped in myth and mystery.

A historic hill of tall tales, with one rather special tree.

This allegedly haunted 16th-century tower house-turned-museum exhibits thousands of spectacular objects.

After years of slow decline, a derelict Gothic castle is now being restored to life.

One of the world's oldest trees comes with a Welsh legend intertwining it with a spirit prophesying death.

A breathtaking flower tunnel bursts with beautiful golden blossoms.